BMW-iPod Hack
I figured out a hack so that I could create a iPod playlist while on the road in my BMW.
If you create a Smart Playlist based on star ratings and name it BMW1, your iPod will add to this playlist any song that I give a star rating in the value range set up for the smart playlist. I don't have to sync it with iTunes to do it. All you have to do is set the star rating on your iPod. I am assuming that this will allow me to change play lists on the fly simply by assigning the star values to the songs I want to hear.
I have not tested this out yet as my BMW is only due to be delivered this week, but I don't see why it shouldn't work.
If anyone here has a BMW set up already, I would be glad to hear if this really works.
If you create a Smart Playlist based on star ratings and name it BMW1, your iPod will add to this playlist any song that I give a star rating in the value range set up for the smart playlist. I don't have to sync it with iTunes to do it. All you have to do is set the star rating on your iPod. I am assuming that this will allow me to change play lists on the fly simply by assigning the star values to the songs I want to hear.
I have not tested this out yet as my BMW is only due to be delivered this week, but I don't see why it shouldn't work.
If anyone here has a BMW set up already, I would be glad to hear if this really works.
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so instead of messing with your ratings all you would have to do is add songs to your on-the-go playlist and they should show up in the BMW list...
Originally posted by Paul
a similar solution would be to make a smart playlist named BMW1 or whatever that had criteria based on whether or not songs are in the "On-The-Go" playlist...
so instead of messing with your ratings all you would have to do is add songs to your on-the-go playlist and they should show up in the BMW list...
Tried that, but it doesn't work. The_On-The-Go playlist becomes OTG-1, OTG-2, etc. once you sync to iTunes. Then you can't add to the old one once the iPod is out of the cradle only the new OTG list.